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World Famous Hugo The Galapagos Tortoise Turns 72 | Australian Reptile Park

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In a GIANT day for a special tortoise at the Australian Reptile Park, beloved resident Hugo the Galapagos Tortoise has a lot of candles to blow out today as he hits the massive milestone and of turning 72 years old! The day was full of celebration, with keepers presenting him with a delicious cake featuring watermelon and hibiscus – decorated on a three-tier cake topped with miniature versions of Hugo and Estrella carved out of melons!

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Ranger Mick Hits 30 Years At The Park | Australian Reptile Park

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Resident icon at the Australian Reptile Park, Ranger Mick has hit an incredible milestone today, officially marking 30 years of service at the Park. To celebrate, staff at the Park surprised Mick with a very special cake, made in the shape of his favourite reptile, Rosie the Alligator.

Postcards From Panama: Part 2

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Orion, our International Associate, provides updates on requiem sharks, Bonnethead Sharks, and freshwater stingrays from the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP19) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES for short).

Video Transcript:

The first week of COP 19 has been really eventful, so we wanted to provide a few updates.

On Wednesday, we supported a side event by Costa Rica and Panama. That was a big success. We had a rough timeslot at 7:30 AM, so when the room ended up being completely packed, we were very excited.

We also had a number of important proposals that came … Continue